Cimcquest Cad/Cam Soluttion's February Mastercam Newsletter 2013
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Mastercam X6 MU3 Released Mastercam X6-MU3 has been released and is available for download at www.mastercam.com. As a valued Cimquest customer and as part of the services we offer you, our technical support staff has reviewed the installation and has the following step by step instructions to install Mastercam X6-MU3 properly. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Cimquest at (866) 277-8778 ext #1 or email Support: [email protected] **IMPORTANT - MASTERCAM X7 OPERATING SYSTEM NEWS** With the coming release of Mastercam X7 in the 1st quarter of 2013, we would like to take this time to send you an important reminder. Please note that as of Mastercam X7, Windows XP and Vista will no longer be supported platforms to run Mastercam. You will be able to continue running Mastercam X6 on your XP or Vista operating sys- tems, but will be unable to install or upgrade to X7 until you update your operating system. For Mastercam X7, which is due to be released in the 1st quarter of 2013, the supported operating systems are Windows 7 and Windows 8(if released). If you have any questions, please contact support at [email protected] or call 732-699-0400 ext 1 . Thank you, Cimquest Mastercam Technical Support Team What’s New In Mastercam - Future Operating System Support
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Cimquest's Mastercam Newsletter February 2013
Transcript of Cimcquest Cad/Cam Soluttion's February Mastercam Newsletter 2013
Mastercam X6 MU3 Released
Mastercam X6-MU3 has been released and is available for download at www.mastercam.com. As a valued Cimquest customer and as part of the
services we offer you, our technical support staff has reviewed the installation and has the following step by step instructions to install Mastercam X6-MU3 properly. If you
have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Cimquest at (866) 277-8778 ext #1 or
email Support: [email protected]
**IMPORTANT - MASTERCAM X7 OPERATING SYSTEM NEWS**
With the coming release of Mastercam X7 in the 1st quarter of 2013, we would like to
take this time to send you an important reminder.
Please note that as of Mastercam X7, Windows XP and Vista will no longer be supported platforms to run Mastercam.
You will be able to continue running Mastercam X6 on your XP or Vista operating sys-tems, but will be unable to install or upgrade to X7 until you update your operating
system. For Mastercam X7, which is due to be released in the 1st quarter of 2013, the supported operating systems are Windows 7 and Windows 8(if released).
If you have any questions, please contact support at [email protected] or call 732-699-0400 ext 1.
Thank you,
Cimquest Mastercam Technical Support Team
What’s New In Mastercam - Future Operating System Support
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Mastercam X7 Is Coming
If you are running Mastercam X2, now is the time to update your software! With the release of Mastercam X7 (coming in Q1, 2013) Mastercam X2
will no longer be supported and you will not be able to update without pur-chasing at full price. And, as operating systems advance, older software
runs the risk of not running in these new environments.
If you don’t act soon, you will lose your valuable investment in Mastercam!
Here is a peek of some Mastercam features that have come out since the release of X2. They significantly cut programming time and make your
shop more efficient:
Dramatically faster solids programming with Feature Based Machining.
Better finish and longer tool life with new High Speed Toolpaths.
New roughing strategies that can increase productivity by 75% or more.
Dynamic milling strategies that can decrease cycle times 40% or more
and increase tool life.
Solid Model support for more efficient remachining and verification. You can find out more about the numerous exciting and time-saving tools added to Mastercam since Mastercam X2 at Cimquest-inc.com. Please contact us today for more information.
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What’s New In Mastercam - Mastercam Blade Expert
Contact [email protected] for help or questions about this product
Specialized multiaxis programming for multi
-bladed configurations
Multi-bladed parts are used in many industries.
Machining these complex shapes usually requires
special multiaxis equipment, but Mastercam's
Blade Expert is specifically designed to generate
the necessary toolpaths for the many of the dif-
ferent multi-blade configurations.
Blade Expert is an automated toolpath generation
routine, which simplifies the toolpath creation
process. Its aim is to eliminate the guesswork, and minimize the need for extra geometry crea-
tion.
Note: Blade Expert is a Mastercam add-on that must be purchased sepa-
rately. You must own Mill Level 3 or Router Pro to purchase the add-on, but
you do not need to own the Multiaxis add-on.
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2D High Speed Toolpaths (HST) - Basic
Overview of HST. This will cover 2D HST showing you
a step by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
3D High Speed Toolpaths (HST) - Basic
Overview of HST. This will cover 3D HST showing you
a step by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
Date & Time Place
March 12, 2013 9am -11am Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Date & Time Place
February 22, 2013 9am-11am Cimquest - Bedminster, NJ
Feature Based Machining - FBM & FBD
- Basic Overview of how to use FBM & FBD to assist in
your machining process, this will cover set up and a step
by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
Date & Time Place
February 12, 2012 9am-11am Cimquest - Sterling, MA
February 27, 2012 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
Upcoming Events @ Your Local Cimquest Feature Seminars are held every month in either a Morning(9am-11am) or Afternoon
(1pm-3pm) session. Session are designed to give an overview of specific functionality in a
seminar/presentation style setup.
FREE for our Customers on Standard & Premier Mastercam Software maintenance and
support. Pre-registration is required.
Space is limited and will be awarded on a 1st come 1st serve basis
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Understanding Machine & Control
Definitions - Basic understanding of how Machine
and Control Definitions' interact with Post processors
Date & Time Place
February 12, 2012 1pm-3pm Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Date & Time Place
TBD Windsor Locks, CT
Date & Time Place
March 27, 2013 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
Mastercam Setup Sheet - Basic introduction into
Mastercam's new set up sheet and active reports.
Upcoming Events @ Your Local Cimquest
Work Coordinate System (WCS) - Basic Overview of how WCS's work and how to create,
name and save them.
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Mastercam X6 Mill 2D Part 1 - February 11-13, 2013 @ Cimquest MA
2D Design, interface & configuration. project setup & NC output.
Mastercam X6 Mill 3 Course - February 13-15, 2013 @ Bedminster, NJ Learn to create and edit complex surfaces and curves, and then machine them using a
variety of efficient toolpaths. Single and multiple surface machining is discussed. Other topics include pencil tracing, gap settings, tool boundaries, and drive surfaces.
Mastercam X6 Advanced Lathe - February 21 & 22, 2013 @ Cimquest MA C- Axis and Mill-Turn Applications
Tech Days: Open Q & A Forum and choice of 2 Tech Day Sessions once per month (morning or afternoon)
February 7, 2013 @ Cimquest Sterling MA - Session 1 - 9am-12noon
February 7, 2013 @ Cimquest Sterling MA - Session 2 - 1pm-4pm
February 27, 2013 @ Cimquest Sterling CT - Session 1 - 9am-12noon
March 5, 2013 @ Cimquest Harrisburg, PA - Session 1 - 9am-12noon March 5, 2013 @ Cimquest Harrisburg, PA - Session 2 - 1pm-4pm
Upcoming Mastercam - Training
Upcoming Mastercam - Tech Days
